How to get rid of SecuRom, NOW
Adonis:
Quote from: jolrei on 2008 February 26, 20:29:53
Quote from: Adonis on 2008 February 26, 19:35:55
ok, so I'm gonna have to explain it once again: First I uninstalled all my sims 2 ep, sims2 basic inlcuded, because I had no clue about SecuRom and thought that would help me to run the game - course it didn't. then I made some system restores (damn, I don't know whether that was good) and finally I came accross this forum and followed the instructions. actually, I managed to delete securom completely from my pc. however, no sims package was installed when I deleted securom and now, it is impossible to reinstall any. help me please!!!
Why restore the system after you uninstall? Do you have any EA Games or Sims folders left on your system? Is the stuff all gone? Might system restore have reloaded some stuff that you just uninstalled?
You may want to try 1) getting a torrent version of the base game and seeing if that installs. Get one without securom and a no-cd crack for best/easiest results. 2) reformat your drive and start over if there really is something seriously messed up.
Can you install anything at all from your drive (other programs?).
yes, i can, without any problems. I have deleted every remaining folder. what do u mean by "get one without securom..."? is securom also on the basic sims2-cd? hmmm..... reformat my drive just for theSims??? well, maybe I'll find another solution
Adonis:
Quote from: Jelenedra on 2008 February 26, 20:32:09
Why doesn't it reinstall itself when you put the CDs in? Did you actually go through all the uninstallation process or did you start deleting things?
do u mean securom or the sims? well, if u mean the sims, that's why I'm wondering , too!
Jelenedra:
*head desk*
Did you run uninstall when you "deletet" your Sims games? Or did you just start deleting things willy nilly?
Is the question that complicated?
Adonis:
I uninstalled them via (damn, that is hard for me in english!) Start/ program access and standards (I don't know if these are the correct enlgish words!). and after that I deleted every remaining folder and registry key from theSims cause it didn't work after I had deleted securom and sims. so I tied to get rid of the rest -> I thought it would work after everything had been deleted.
Jelenedra:
Okay, now: Are you getting any error messages when you try to install the game again? Or does it sit in your CD drive and do nothing?
Another thing: be sure to check your registries again for broken any Sims registry. I don't know if all the system restores may have messed something up on this end.
Also, which version of "The Sims Basic" do you have? Only the special editions have Securom on it. So if you have the original CD version or the DVD version, you don't have to worry about Securom getting installed on your PC. BUT if you have the Special Editions that include Nightlife (cars) or Seasons (weather) or Bon Voyage (vacations) then yes, they will have securom on them and you should follow the instructions in the first post about getting a nocd crack to run the game without getting Securom installed on your system.
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